The Canal & Water Tower System is an engaging, hands-on construction and exploration resource that invites children to design, build and experiment with flowing systems at varying heights. This versatile set allows learners to create their own canal pathways and observe how water, marbles, golf balls or table tennis balls travel through the channels. Ideal for use in sandpits, on grass, dirt or wood chips, it can also be used indoors with dry materials, offering flexibility across learning environments.
Children can build the canal system in a straight line or arrange it at different angles to suit the available space. By adjusting heights and layouts, learners actively explore cause and effect, testing how their design choices influence speed, direction and flow. This encourages problem-solving, prediction and experimentation as children refine their constructions and try new ideas.
The tower system supports collaborative learning, allowing multiple children to build and explore together. Through shared construction and testing, learners practise teamwork, communication and cooperation while developing confidence in their ideas. The system can be expanded by adding additional canal sets, providing even more opportunities for creative design and complex builds.
Crafted from treated New Zealand pine, the Canal & Water Tower System features a natural aesthetic that blends seamlessly into outdoor play spaces and classrooms. Smooth edges ensure safe and comfortable handling during construction and play, making it a durable and inviting resource for repeated use.
Educational Benefits:
Encourages investigation of cause and effect through water and object flow
Supports problem-solving, experimentation and early STEM learning
Promotes collaboration, teamwork and cooperative play
Develops spatial awareness through building at varying heights
Classroom & Play Activity Ideas:
Design and test canal pathways to explore speed and flow
Use balls instead of water for indoor experimentation
Encourage group builds to promote shared problem-solving
Extend learning by comparing different layouts and outcomes
Product Details
Ages: 3+ years
Material: Treated New Zealand pine
Includes:
1 × 1.2(L) m channel
2 × 60(L) cm channels
3 × 40(H) cm stands
Use: Outdoor and indoor play (avoid water on carpeted areas)
This furniture has a risk of falling over. Wall anchors should be used when an
item has a warning tip over label.
Children have died from furniture tipover.
ALWAYS secure this furniture with an anchor device.
NEVER allow children to stand, climb or hang on drawers, doors, or shelves.
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